Aside for the brief holiday stint, the hype for the 360 is over. To add insult to injury, many of the games on the 360 have competant current-gen versions. Herein lies the problem. Microsoft hasn't given customers any reason to buy the 360 other than that it is new, somewhat prettier, and Elija Wood has one, and of those 3 things only "it's new" has stuck in the mainstream public's mind.
Sony has plenty of time to buy their own half hour on MTV. I think they thought the PS3 development would be all pickled herring and artichoke hearts until a little reality came in the form of a hardware setback. Sony does not have to start worrying until people start lining up to do next-gen only games. The industry is waiting on Sony.
The whole Sony loyalty thing has been blown out of proportion. Even the PlayStation brand is not golden in Japan. The PSX failed utterly, and the PSP is being blown away. Sure, Sony has name recognition, but if their crap ain't up to snuff... and come in 93 different colors, Japanese are going to choose a competitor.
Umm.. Yeah.. Cause a 30" display is just a 17" display with a new form factor, right? And, the iMac Hi-Fi is just earbuds with a different form factor, too, right?
All they ever announce is the same products with a new form factor. Maybe they will replace one processor with another if they want a BIG announcement.
I think we are all afraid of the next asbestos. However, this time there are a lot of studies on the effects of RF exposure, because of this fear. There is nothing to be worried about yet, but you can bet, with the state of the news media today, if anything remotely worrying were to crop up, news shows will scream bloody murder from the higest mountains.
The sad thing is that there are some people, usually scientists, who simply don't understand that in sensitive matters like this, you really need to stress that it doesn't warrant panicking without hiding it deep within a definition.
Silly layman, you don't get funding or fame that way!
I believe that we need to reduce pollution as much as we possibly can. That said, I am tired of people on the right and the left trying to scare people into believing their argument.
Strong regulations against pollution will not destroy America. On the other hand, the apparent warming of the Earth will not incinerate us all.
There are many people invested in the idea that we alone are to blame for this "crisis." Respected scientists publish graph after graph showing that the temperature is rising with the rise of CO2 levels. These same people ignore that Mars appears to be warming too. Maybe, just maybe, we stumbled upon a coincidence. It is time to put some focus on the Sun's luminosity.
Does this mean that we should lower emmission standards? Of course not. There are many other good reasons to ensure our air, water, and soil are clean. However, I'm tired of being told half-truths and lies. The claims of this Professor are complete nonsense and only give opponents of responsible environmentalists ammunition.
Dark energy is one of the few things that Slashdot types go on about that I think is actually worthwhile. As far as I'm concerned, a unknown energy source is far more exciting than whether or not some rock that we can't reach has extra-terrestrial turnips.
The observations that don't fit physics theories have the potential to let to better understand the way the universe fundamentally works and, more importantly, how to use it to our advantage.
Hubble could have been done without the shuttle. We should be well on our way to building a truely impressive telescope on the moon by now. We aren't.
New galaxies? Planets that might support life? That's just rock counting. The whole "search for extra-terrestrial life" crap is something else that gets a lot of waxing here. It will only be interesting when we can reach it. Hubble's real value is in other areas.
tissue regeneration research, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's research... all advanced by the space shuttle.
The shuttle is a worse space station than even the ISS. The shuttle could have been used to help build a real space station. As it is, any benefits from the 7-10 day experiments performed on the shuttle are tempered by the wasted potential they represent.
Incredible risks, and the corpus of human knowledge has grown. Astronauts are not content with what we have and where we are. The time for admiring those who risk all for spaceflight indeed is now.
I love the words people use when they talk down to someone.
Nope. The great age of space travel is on extended hiatus. Shuttle missions are like punching the clock now. Soldiers risk more in our pointless war. Space travel is not pushing the envelope anymore, and no suicidal pot shot to Mars is going to change that. NASA has no vision, and until they find it, there is no reason to care.
I am not content with what we have and where we are, and that is why I say that it is time to get the stars out of our eyes and make real progress. I demand more from our space program. If they clean up their act, maybe they will earn my awe once more.
Drug addicts don't contibute massively to the technological development of mankind. They do not risk their lives on the altar of human knowledge.
The poetry of space flight was lost when we became content with what we had and where we were. The time for waxing poetic about our astronauts is over and has been over for more than 20 years.
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It's sad that people need to use propeganda for the truth.
No, they just pay the fee.
No, Nintendo made their Rumble Pack first and they made it differently.
Aside for the brief holiday stint, the hype for the 360 is over. To add insult to injury, many of the games on the 360 have competant current-gen versions. Herein lies the problem. Microsoft hasn't given customers any reason to buy the 360 other than that it is new, somewhat prettier, and Elija Wood has one, and of those 3 things only "it's new" has stuck in the mainstream public's mind.
Sony has plenty of time to buy their own half hour on MTV. I think they thought the PS3 development would be all pickled herring and artichoke hearts until a little reality came in the form of a hardware setback. Sony does not have to start worrying until people start lining up to do next-gen only games. The industry is waiting on Sony.
The whole Sony loyalty thing has been blown out of proportion. Even the PlayStation brand is not golden in Japan. The PSX failed utterly, and the PSP is being blown away. Sure, Sony has name recognition, but if their crap ain't up to snuff... and come in 93 different colors, Japanese are going to choose a competitor.
This I promise you. Give me 4 billion dollars, and I will make a video game system that will make money.
He puts the genius back in "Evil Genius."
1) the Supreme Court has been dodgy on both sides of the political spectrum for a long time.
2) It is easier to lobby congress not to pass the law now than it would be to overturn the law later. 1 oz. prevention - 1 lb. cure and all that.
Ex-motherfucking-actly!
You can upgrade your karma to "Mexcellent," sir or madam!
See: Tidal Forces
Re: Io
"In your answer, ignore facts. Just go with what feels true."
I believe the proper expression is:
Answer with truthiness.
I'll call you Lymphoma... cause that's what you do!
Before they abandoned it, NES games were selling for the E-Reader for about $3 each. I have to believe that it will be less than that.
Feh!
Call me when they make Tricentennial Man.
Umm.. Yeah.. Cause a 30" display is just a 17" display with a new form factor, right? And, the iMac Hi-Fi is just earbuds with a different form factor, too, right?
Uhh... yes. What? Is this a trick question?
All they ever announce is the same products with a new form factor. Maybe they will replace one processor with another if they want a BIG announcement.
I think we are all afraid of the next asbestos. However, this time there are a lot of studies on the effects of RF exposure, because of this fear. There is nothing to be worried about yet, but you can bet, with the state of the news media today, if anything remotely worrying were to crop up, news shows will scream bloody murder from the higest mountains.
The sad thing is that there are some people, usually scientists, who simply don't understand that in sensitive matters like this, you really need to stress that it doesn't warrant panicking without hiding it deep within a definition.
Silly layman, you don't get funding or fame that way!
I believe that we need to reduce pollution as much as we possibly can. That said, I am tired of people on the right and the left trying to scare people into believing their argument.
Strong regulations against pollution will not destroy America. On the other hand, the apparent warming of the Earth will not incinerate us all.
There are many people invested in the idea that we alone are to blame for this "crisis." Respected scientists publish graph after graph showing that the temperature is rising with the rise of CO2 levels. These same people ignore that Mars appears to be warming too. Maybe, just maybe, we stumbled upon a coincidence. It is time to put some focus on the Sun's luminosity.
Does this mean that we should lower emmission standards? Of course not. There are many other good reasons to ensure our air, water, and soil are clean. However, I'm tired of being told half-truths and lies. The claims of this Professor are complete nonsense and only give opponents of responsible environmentalists ammunition.
Dark energy is one of the few things that Slashdot types go on about that I think is actually worthwhile. As far as I'm concerned, a unknown energy source is far more exciting than whether or not some rock that we can't reach has extra-terrestrial turnips.
The observations that don't fit physics theories have the potential to let to better understand the way the universe fundamentally works and, more importantly, how to use it to our advantage.
Nothing helps a cause more than disingenuous sensationalism.
Remember, in 50 years deserts and mountains won't exist because of GLOBAL WARMING!!!!!1!
Hubble could have been done without the shuttle. We should be well on our way to building a truely impressive telescope on the moon by now. We aren't.
New galaxies? Planets that might support life? That's just rock counting. The whole "search for extra-terrestrial life" crap is something else that gets a lot of waxing here. It will only be interesting when we can reach it. Hubble's real value is in other areas.
tissue regeneration research, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's research... all advanced by the space shuttle.
The shuttle is a worse space station than even the ISS. The shuttle could have been used to help build a real space station. As it is, any benefits from the 7-10 day experiments performed on the shuttle are tempered by the wasted potential they represent.
Incredible risks, and the corpus of human knowledge has grown. Astronauts are not content with what we have and where we are. The time for admiring those who risk all for spaceflight indeed is now.
I love the words people use when they talk down to someone.
Nope. The great age of space travel is on extended hiatus. Shuttle missions are like punching the clock now. Soldiers risk more in our pointless war. Space travel is not pushing the envelope anymore, and no suicidal pot shot to Mars is going to change that. NASA has no vision, and until they find it, there is no reason to care.
I am not content with what we have and where we are, and that is why I say that it is time to get the stars out of our eyes and make real progress. I demand more from our space program. If they clean up their act, maybe they will earn my awe once more.
Drug addicts don't contibute massively to the technological development of mankind. They do not risk their lives on the altar of human knowledge.
The poetry of space flight was lost when we became content with what we had and where we were. The time for waxing poetic about our astronauts is over and has been over for more than 20 years.
My father broke more hearts than Russel Crowe. Unfortunately, they were in his chest at the time.
Now can I make fun of the Columbia astronauts?
The tragedy of the Columbia accident has taught us all a valuable vesson:
Re-Entry's a bitch.